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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
The Fairfield Weekly Journal notes Ella Wheeler Wilcox on marrying early, mocks Elbert Hubbard, jokes about money as fruit of evil, and comments on Vladivostok and pitcher Oyama preparing to open the season. It mentions a comedian marrying his leading lady and hopes she will lead him after marriage.
A. Belding of Vassar College in 1907 hurled a baseball 185 feet and 71 percent inches, an incredible feat reported with pride for the team and era.
Yale University dispatched a group of sociology students to New York to observe and analyze worsening urban social conditions. The assignment aims to document lived realities and fuel academic discussion on urban inequality and public policy.
Henry Watterson muses that Vesuvius may have risen to illustrate hellish odds. The remark accompanies news that nine hundred new variable stars have been discovered.
Edward Atkinson asserts that a man living on 300 dollars annually has enough gumption to obtain more, citing Russell Sage as an example in a brief aphorism about wealth and effort.
A would be midshipman who increased his height with a stretching machine risks rejection for allegations he stretched the truth.
Not much has been said recently concerning radium. Yet excitement cannot persist when meat prices dominate public concern.
New York legislators receive about 1600 per session with several members reported to have earned between 25000 and 40000 in recent times.
A quotation frames John L. Sullivan as craving a real match only against himself and his mirrored selves, suggesting a symbolic clash rather than a bout with another opponent.
The Kansas laborer discovers a $40 000 legacy left by his deceased wife, who kept the secret during life. Reportedly, some say a woman cannot keep a secret.
The text laments the potential shock to Mr. Edward Atkinson’s aesthetic sense if all women adopted his proposal to dress for $65 annually. It frames the suggestion as impractical and provocative to fashionable standards.
A Scottish scientist seeks a rumored herd of striped horses in Mexico while noting pubs line nearly every corner of Edinboro at home.
The orange harvest in Italy Spain and southern France is reported near total failure. Despite this crop setback the cotton seed olive oil yield is expected to be as generous as ever.
A New York author uses royalties from two novels to acquire more than 4000 acres in the Adirondack mountains. Publishers question why so many writers turn to storytelling to build wealth and land.
A grasping employee sues Uncle Russell Sage seeking $800 in wages earned but unpaid. The case accuses the elderly benefactor of refusing to pay. The dispute centers on alleged earned compensation and Sage's obligations.
A critique imagines the Russian fleet stalled by sailors delivering a clumsy chant about Suvaboroslasis, suggesting the crew cannot sustain battle momentum while reciting a bizarre refrain.
A Detroit man received a $2000 judgment against a secret order for injuries from an initiation incident. The article notes the incident occurred during the initiation and describes the fallout from the event.
A Cincinnati man accepts an offer to remain sober for three years in exchange for $50,000, highlighting a striking example of money driving extreme personal restraint.
Commentary notes King Edward may acquire an American typewriter but probably will not have a pretty operator, a valued adjunct among American gentlemen, despite potential advertising.
Jeffries declares retirement from the drama at season's end following Mr. Jefferson's death and Modjeska's farewell appearance, leaving the theater scene precarious.
Red Oak May 24 to 27 reports show Frank Shercliffe testifying that Tom Dennison plotted the Pollock hold-up and sought parole for $1000 rising to 2000 then additional 500. Witnesses claim bribery tied to civic federation and political figures. attempts to obtain requisition and parole are revealed with several exhibits and lost papers cited.
Wm. Nagle age 65 a prominent Clinton factory employer died by suicide at Springdale Cemetery on his child’s grave. He leaves a wife and several children.
The city council advances an ordinance imposing a $5 yearly tax on male dogs and $10 on female dogs to eliminate dogs in Waterloo. Mayor Pector cites nuisance complaints from midnight howling and fear of a child’s safety as reasons for the measure.
Red Oak Oklahoma deputy sheriff arrives with a warrant for Shercliffe after the Dennison trial on a 1901 Blackwell burglary. Governor Ferguson to Des Moines for requisition papers. Shercliffe vows resistance. Sheriff Lund boasts of armed force and readiness to act Without requisition papers.
Griswold May 26 detectives search a filled in well for remains of farmer John C White and his baby after a mystery disappearance dated back to 1904. White and wife lived six miles northwest of Griswold. A farm hand Al Martin borrowed a horse and rig to take them to Red Oak for a trip to Burlington and vanished six months later. Neighbors recall the baby as an undesirable visitor. Relatives keep silent as investigations proceed.
Judge Platt of Waterloo ruled against the saloon men in the Grundy county liquor case. The matter began with a 1904 petition of consent and election votes—3129 cast with 2105 signers exceeding 65 percent required—while withdrawals sought by anti-saloon forces reduced the impact before the district court and ultimately the state supreme court decision.
John Scheetz a prominent Iowa City farmer sues J Hart Vincent Zmunt and J T Christie for 3000 dollars claiming in the semi dark he signed a contract for 5000 shares of New Bull Domingo Mining Company stock that never existed. He alleges the men misrepresented Hart as president and Zmant as secretary and the signatures were unsigned in the implied darkness.
Winona Lake Ind May 26 The next general assembly of the Presbyterian church will be held at Des Moines.
Partley Geiger, 17, was killed when struck by a Great Western freight train at Minden with his severed head, arm, and leg found nearby. Adjutant General Thrift orders the Osceola National Guard company mustered out and a new Creston unit mustered in as Company I, Fifty-fifth regiment.
The Berry murder in Savanna Illinois grows murkier as theories link a Chicago woman to a possible motive for vengeance. Pulford tells of a mysterious stranger seen near the opera house the morning of the shooting. Mrs Berry defends her husband as innocent and a good man amid rumors troubling her and her two daughters.
In Milwaukee on May 25 the United States case against the General Paper company kept its course as a witness shift did not alter defense. W Z Stuart refused to answer profit and mill sale questions but stated the company contracted with jobbers nationwide and shipped paper directly from mills.
Stockholm May 25 Students from high schools are clearing streets as regular cleaners strike for better conditions. Volunteers help the city and authorities consider forming a street cleaning brigade with military and civil officers if the strike continues.
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Boston declared that opinion in the Baptist church against tainted money is rising and Rockefeller funds would be rejected unless given as penitent offerings.
Harrison New Jersey May 25 John Gordon Reid a New York native served as a colonel in the confederate army and helped build the defenses around Mobile His death is reported from the era obituary style noting his Civil War role.
Notes from the capital report Governor Cummins faces requests about Shercliffe after the Dennison case in Red Oak. Oklahoma seeks a requisition. the governor hints surrender will be decided on merit after trial. June 14 Flag Day proclamation urges all to raise Old Glory and patriotism nationwide. The Iowa Bar backs grand jury abolition via constitutional amendment. a reform committee drafts topics, including expert testimony and trial on information.
George M. Stearns as receiver for the defunct Continental Life Insurance Company reports uncovering the grossest frauds. He asserts his investigations show deliberate misuse of funds and argues for thorough scrutiny rather than simple wind up. He cites a secret argument among W. S. Richmond, J. W. Cline, and P. B. Blanchard deemed damaging by the attorney general.
A Saint Petersburg regulation worth about 1,560,000 is discussed with nearly three fifths of residents unable to read or write. Ward discussions question municipal ownership linking alderman power to railway franchise outcomes. A Washington Star cited view notes uncertainty about potential gains from railway management versus franchises. A St. Louis man who recently died left a thousand dollars to an ex-friend connected to a past elopement with the deceased’s wife.
An exposé explains three baking powder ingredients Mineral Acid Alum Bone Acid Phosphate and Cream of Tartar from grapes. It notes cost ranges 10 25 cents 20 30 cents and 40 60 cents per pound and advocates Cream of Tartar as the safest wholesome option for family health.
A husband asks what was discussed at the afternoon literary club and his wife recalls discussing the new neighbor who moved across the street and the poet Longfellow.
One of the largest farms in the United States spans 25 000 acres in Atchison County Missouri owned by David Rankin and son W J Rankin of Tarkio. They have added 3 600 acres in Fremont County Iowa. The Rankins employ about 300 people.
Report notes that interior wire cables rust and fail without exterior signs. Detection may rely on slackness and yielding under pressure at the affected point. Corrosive water likely drives the hidden decay.
Buffalo resident F. R. McLean of 90 East Ferry Street credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for his return to steady work. He says six boxes cured his kidney trouble, allowing him to stand long hours again and recommend the remedy to others. The ad asserts Dodd's Pills cure kidney diseases including Bright's Disease.
El Azhar in Cairo, meaning the splendid, is described as the greatest Mohammedan school and a popular institution since 975, highlighting its status as the oldest university in the world.
Excursion fares listed for 1905 plan popular trips from Chicago via Grand Trunk. Cities include Asbury Park Baltimore Buffalo Niagara Falls Philadelphia Toronto with specific return prices and multiple going dates. liberal limits and stopovers noted. Descriptive literature available from Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway System Chicago.
A humorous exchanges shows a judge recounting a boy's scheme to skip school. The child explains that a nickel from a kid and a dime from the teacher were paid to stay away, illustrating local attitudes toward truancy and incentives.
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